Species of butterfly
Yellow Zulu
A. a. ochroma , male
Wing underside
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Alaena
Species:
A. amazoula
Binomial name
Alaena amazoula (Boisduval, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
Acraea amazoula Boisduval, 1847 Alaena amazoula amazoula ab. orphina Vári, 1976 Alaena amazoula f. congoana Aurivillius, 1914
Alaena amazoula yellow Zulu , is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May (with a peak from December to January). There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Cyanobacteria species.
^ Alaena at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa . Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7 .
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Alaena amazoula , the yellow Zulu, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 25–32 mm...
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Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 – yellow Zulu Alaena bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1924 Alaena bjornstadi Kielland, 1993 Alaena brainei Vári, 1976 Alaena caissa...
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Platylesches robustus Platylesches tina Zenonia zeno Zophopetes dysmephila Alaena amazoula Alaena margaritacea Baliochila aslanga Baliochila lipara Cnodontes penningtoni...
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3: 77–104 [86]. Williams, Mark C. (2006). "What do the larvae of Alaena amazoula (Boisduval, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Poritiinae) feed on?" (PDF)...
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brimoides Libert, 1996 Thestor basutus (Wallengren, 1857) Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976 Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877 Pentila pauli obsoleta Hawker-Smith...
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durbani Trimen & Bowker, 1887 Thestor basutus capeneri Dickson, 1972 Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976 Baliochila singularis Stempffer and Bennett, 1953...
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1935 Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914 Alaena maculata Hawker-Smith, 1933 (endemic) Alaena nyassa marmorata Hawker-Smith, 1933 Alaena oberthuri...
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Bowker, 1887 Thestor protumnus aridus van Son, 1941 Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914 Alaena brainei Vári, 1976 (endemic) Cnodontes pallida (Trimen...
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regularis Libert, 1996 Lachnocnema bamptoni Libert, 1996 Alaena amazoula congoana Aurivillius, 1914 Alaena rosei Vane-Wright, 1980 Pentila amenaida Hewitson...
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Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933 Alaena johanna johanna Sharpe, 1890 Alaena johanna tsavoa Jackson, 1966 Alaena ngonga Jackson, 1966 Alaena ...
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Talbot, 1935 Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933 Alaena nyassa marmorata Hawker-Smith, 1933 Alaena reticulata Butler, 1896 Alaena unimaculosa aurantiaca...
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Bowker, 1887 Thestor basutus (Wallengren, 1857) Alaena amazoula amazoula (Boisduval, 1847) Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976 Pentila tropicalis (Boisduval...
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1996 Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933 Alaena lamborni Gifford, 1965 Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877 Alaena ochracea Gifford, 1965 Alaena picata...
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Last Update: 2023-02-08T19:34:16Z
(endemic) Alaena amazoula nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933 Alaena bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1924 (endemic) Alaena bjornstadi Kielland, 1993 (endemic) Alaena caissa...
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